Homesteading in Indiana

“How to Find YOUR Dream Homestead Property”

50 States:

10 Provinces:

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About Curtis Stone:

Curtis is one of the world’s most highly sought-after small farming educators. His book, The Urban Farmer, offers a new way to think about farming𑁋 one where quality of life and profitability coexist. Today, Curtis spends most of his time building his 40-acre off-grid homestead in British Columbia. He leverages his relationships with other experts to bring diverse content into the homes of gardeners and aspiring small farmers from around the world. Learn more at FromTheField.TV.

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[danweddle]

I've been waiting for this one. You had an interesting take. I agree on avoiding northern Indiana but mainly because the weather patterns make it colder and its dead flat. Our homestead is about 25 miles west of Bloomington and there have been 5 generations of our family here. The biggest thing about Indiana I'd add is that you don't really have to get that far out of the larger towns/cities to get free, its more county dependent. Low population counties are the way to go and the populations around these large areas drops off so fast you don't have to hide up in the hills for the most part.

[danicamills]

As someone who lives in Indiana I’ll add some context. Do not I repeat live in Bloomington that is a huge college town and one of the far left you can get surrounded by red. Better choice yet would be live a bit north in martinsville or east in Columbus. Also near Evansville is a lot of coal fired power plants so quite a bit of emissions. Also southern Indiana is starting to continually have droughts especially later in the season.

[trophyfishn]

Rockville has a close Amish community. They were offgrid well before it was cool. Lots of farms because the soil is very good and plenty of rain.

[gramtrails]

Northeast Indiana isn’t a stay-away zone. It’s part of the central till plain with loamy soil and is shot through with moraines especially in the Wabash River valley. It looks flat from a plane, but is actually relatively hilly. It is a perfect area for homesteading and land is dirt cheap.

[juliehorney]

Northern IN, particularly NE, is in a snow belt coming off of Lake Michigan. Lots of lakes and rural areas with affordable real estate, especially if you want a farmhouse built in 1900.

[jasongraham]

Love the way you say Hoosier. Im in SE IN Ripley county where the movie "Hoosiers" was based off of. Getting more crowded but with enough land (40 acres here) Nobody is going to mess with you.

[rileyphillip]

It’s pronounced who z er. Indiana is great for homesteading. One thing you didn’t mention is certain areas have large Amish Populations. I deal with the Amish several times a month. I have found many of them to be very friendly as long as you are respectful of their ways. They are very talkative. They are a great resource for information, produce, and eggs. Anywhere near or among an Amish community is perfect for homesteading. Many of them are within 30 minutes have a medium sized town.

Another thing about Indiana especially with the small and medium sized towns is that when the concrete ends the corn rows begin. It doesn't take long at all for you to go from City to county.

Areas within 45 minutes of Louisville Kentucky are experiencing population growth. Be sure to drive around a lot to see where the new developments are going in. Try to steer clear of these areas as new development begets new development.

[jjorangeswirl]

Mostly agree for freedom reasons, though should add that northern Indiana has some of the absolute richest soil in the state. It’s the best thing about living up here if you plan to grow food. Lake Michigan also moderates our temps compared to the rest of the state.

[IIKings]

Southern Indiana here... Marysville IN 47141... good spot... We homestead on 27 acres.

[lucybrenton]

I live in Southern Indiana. It is beautiful here and affordable. Only drawback is we will probably be the 50th State for legalized cannabis. We have constitutional open carry and a pretty good economy. We have a couple of historic Superfund sites, so be sure to do some research before you buy. I have been a mortgage broker and real estate investor since 1996. If you need help finding a good deal and/or getting it financed, let me know!

[CopperStateCustomAdmin]

Moved from AZ to southern IN, south of corydon area. its the purfect stop. bout an hour from louisville still if you want a big city, but its well at arms length.

[charlieknoll]

The one thats by White oak lake is all strip mine pits. The soil is crap, you might get 2 inchs of mixed top and sub soil mixed.then its all overburden from the mines. I live 10 miles from there. Almost all of the land around here is old coal mines. And where you see trees it all spoil banks. If someone is coming down here make sure you get a good Realastate agent, please.Also all of those lakes are stripper pits 100 to 250 feet deep. with no banks, just a straight drop off to the bottom.

[moneysitem]

When the south part of the country, no cold weather.

[OutstandingBrain]

Can you please do a video about Minnesota, thank you.

[CanPat]

The more states you review the happier I am to live in Canada. Yes our government sucks but so does being surrounded by millions of people in every direction.

[StevesDIYProjects]

indiana has some tricky state wording esp in some areas. it may start to appear they dont have building codes. but the state does follow international building codes. which means if a property has a dwelling then it will need a septic tank or connected to sewage. indiana is open to some designs but the whole septic tank thing is where they start to force them selves on to people.

i live in tennessee grew up in ohio. but here in TN esp where i live has unrestricted zones and building codes. BUT you must install a septic. which the state is not a pain to deal with and promotes off grid living as many areas in this state are to far from the grid and they understand totally. and has kick backs to help people.
we have like 3 tiny home builders in this state i think maybe even more. i do home improvement also licensed insured bonded. and it is cool to see how many areas around me allow unrestricted building. they just want a proper septic tank installed knowing your not running it into creeks or rivers unfiltered. lots plants can plant around leach fields that let you know what is coming out pipe based on what is growing better or not.
and it will help filter the ground of any such things. accept grease. is some bacteria can add to eat that tho.

[kinvert]

iirc Indiana doesn't have a cap on what % they can increase your property taxes per year.

[TheTubeRules]

Isn't there alot of red tape here in the US about building ponds on the property?

[BrianVincent-kg]

The way you said Hoosier destroys any credibility you had on giving advice on living in Indiana. 😂